Reflections

Father Arthur Shares a Litany of Humility

26th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks of the son who says, “I will not [work in your vineyard]” to his father, but then changes his mind and works in his [read more...]

Seek a Deeper Relationship With God To Better Comprehend His Love

25th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Often times, my brothers and sisters, we are like the Israelites in today’s first reading; we see everything exclusively from a human perspective. We think of God and what happens in our [read more...]

Seek Peace In Christ’s Merciful Love and Forgiveness

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do [read more...]

We Are Called to Love, Not to Judge

23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A The most important maxim in each country is justice. Justice regulates the law in each society, such that societal order depends on it. However, when we consider God’s law, we discover that [read more...]

Carrying Our Crosses Brings Us Closer to Jesus

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time My brothers and sisters, each of us is invited to be students of Jesus Christ. In order to do well, we must learn with joy. We must undertake our studies, as well as the sufferings [read more...]

Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church…

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time The Catholic Church is God’s human reality in this world. But, the Church is also a mystery. Even when we begin to understand something about the Church, it still remains an unfathomable mystery. My brothers [read more...]

Father Marat Reflects on Miracles, Faith and Eternal Life

20TH Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, we heard about two different miracles that happened when Jesus was living on the earth. The reality is, however, miracles happen even today. The question is whether or not we see these [read more...]

Father Arthur Shares How Jesus Waits To Love Us Through The Eucharist

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today the gospel according to Matthew tells about Jesus walking on the Sea to his disciples. When the disciples saw him, they thought that they were seeing a ghost. Jesus said [read more...]

Father Arthur’s Message of Encouragement to Confirmandi

Dear Youth, As your pastor and shepherd, I am delighted you have come here today to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation! This is the final and most important step of your initiation into the Catholic Church. During this Sacrament, I [read more...]

Father Arthur Shares How Jesus Feeds Our Physical and Spiritual Hunger

18th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters! Today’s Gospel about the multiplication of the loaves shows us what God wants to reveal to us about Himself. On the one hand, the Son of God [read more...]